Indefinite Delivery Contract HQ085926DE913

Analex Corporation, operating through its Arcfield Division, has been awarded a multiple-award Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract by the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) under the Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD) program. The contract carries a ceiling value of $151 billion with a period of performance through December 28, 2035, and was awarded on December 29, 2025, following a pre-solicitation notice posted in May 2025 and a draft solicitation released in July 2025. The contract utilizes full and open competition with no small business set-aside designations, allowing MDA and other Department of Defense entities to rapidly issue task and delivery orders under this flexible contracting vehicle. Arcfield was selected as one of multiple qualified awardees capable of providing technically acceptable solutions at fair and reasonable pricing.

The SHIELD IDIQ contract procures comprehensive research and development, systems engineering, prototyping, weapon design, production, test and evaluation, and modernization services supporting an advanced, multi-domain defense system capable of detecting, tracking, intercepting, and neutralizing threats to the United States homeland, deployed forces, allies, and friends. Work encompasses protection against air, missile, space, cyber, and hybrid threats across all phases of flight from ballistic, hypersonic, and cruise missiles, as well as other advanced aerial attacks. The contract vehicle is structured to support both classified and unclassified programs at multiple security classification levels, leveraging advanced technologies including artificial intelligence, machine learning, digital engineering, and open systems architectures. Individual task and delivery orders will utilize various contract types across multiple North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) codes, with performance anticipated at Arcfield's locations including Chantilly, Virginia; Huntsville, Alabama; Herndon, Virginia; and Port Hueneme, California, supported by major subcontractors such as Booz Allen Hamilton, Northrop Grumman, Boeing Defense Space & Security, and Lockheed Martin.